Coal Mining

Mining is a trade that is highly controversial due to the purpose of the activity to provide use with fuel sources yet the contradicting argument of the damage that it is doing to our environment.

Coal is a fossil fuel yet is still used by many, this fuel source will run out which is why so many people are against the rate at which it is being mined and burned through. It is currently one of the most dependant fuel source being used in the UK, although there are alternatives being developed, there is yet to be an alternative that can provide the energy we need that is currently being provided by coal.

Sustainable Mining

A business that carried out sustainable mining is yet to be found. The high levels of damage that is being done to the environment through mining are highly overweighing the positive impacts that are becoming of it. If an organisation were to carry out sustainable mining they would be protecting and improving the environment at the same pace as they are extracting from it.

Coal Producers

Coal is mined all over the world although there are some providers that produce far more than any other. The top three coal producers in the world are China, the USA and India. China almost produces more coal than the top 5 produces put together.

Scottish Coal, which commissioned the multi-million-pound artwork, had originally intended to turn the opencast mine into grazing land but after one of its directors saw Jencks's award-winning work Landform Ueda at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art an alternative plan was drawn up.

The Scottish Coal Company Limited was the largest coal producer in Scotland, having opencast interests across the Scottish coalfields.

Scottish Coal used to produce in excess of 4m tonnes of coal per annum making it the second largest coal producer in the UK. Use of Scottish coal, being relatively low in sulphur, brings environmental benefits through reduced atmospheric emissions.